Originally released in September 1985, Level 42's sixth studio album "World Machine" was also their commercial breakthrough, and, as you will see, not without good reason. This being September 2014, I thought reviewing the LP would be a good way to commemorate it.I myself was only 10 when this originally came out, but let it be said that I do remember hearing the band's only U.S. top 10 hit "Something About You" on the radio at the time, and thus listening to "World Machine" nearly 30 years later will always bring me back to the fall of 1985, and a more simple, innocent time in my life.I am in full agreement with other reviewers here that this record contains not one weak song to be found, and that is a truly rare feat indeed. The aforementioned "Something About You" remains one of the group's finest masterpieces. It was for this track that I originally purchased the CD for but as stated, the whole album is top notch from start to finish, the kind of disc I can sit down with in a dimly-lit room with a hot mug of coffee, and be engrossed for its duration. The two principle songwriters, bassist/vocalist Mark King and drummer Phil Gould, weave together such intricate tapestries and soundscapes in these songs that are as emotionally rich as they are entertaining. The record was produced in London in '85 by the band and Wally Badarou, who also contributed additional vocals and synclavier synthesizer effects, and the advanced synth sounds are one of the things that, while rooted in the mid '80s time that they were created, make the LP timeless and propel it to a level (pun intended) of greatness that has rarely been surpassed. All in all, a wonderful album that I always look forward to hearing again and again. Other standout cuts: "I Sleep on My Heart," "Leaving Me Now"(Final sidenote: Make sure to get the original 1985 West German import pressing of this CD, as the U.S. version typically switches the track order around unnecessarily and omits a couple of stellar cuts, such as "Coup D'etat," one of my favorites on the record. In any format you can find it in though, the disc obviously comes very highly recommended.)